Electronic Music NewsThe Disco Biscuits prepare for yet another groundbreaking album
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- The Disco Biscuits prepare for yet another groundbreaking album
- Cielo Is Six Years Young
- Local duo merges sound to push DJ boundaries
- Music maverick John Martyn dies
- Irish ISP agrees to disconnect repeat P2P users
- Fuddle at Sakia’s first electronic fest
The Disco Biscuits prepare for yet another groundbreaking album
Maryville Daily Times TN
I need some Bennett’s right now in fact because I’ve been sick!”He’ll get his chance perhaps when the Disco Biscuits pull into Knoxville for a show at The Valarium tonight. Despite a cold he’s flying high on the band’s recent string of shows which are building anticipation for the forthcoming release of the group’s new record. With electronic music hotter than ever before the band that helped jump-start the genre in the mid-1990s is looking to take its music to the next level when the new album is released Magner said. “It certainly evolves the sound but it’s still our music — it’ll be music that nobody’s heard but it’ll still sound like the Disco Biscuits” he said. “We’re pretty pumped about getting it out there and playing the songs live because we’ve been sitting on this album for a while now and we’re damn near finished with it. We’re as close as we can get to putting it on the trucks. “None of these songs have been played live yet and none of the songs had even been played before we went into the studio.
Cielo Is Six Years Young
BlackBook Magazine NY
I’m not one of those operators in it to make money short term. It’s always been about long term and we are constantly re-investing in the business because we’d like to be here for ten twenty years. An analogy that I like to use is to look at a place like. So my goal is to be here as many years as I can and to cater to that demographic—the music aficionados—whether they want house music techno dub and all the variations of electronic music. This is our niche this is what we specialize in and music aficionados are a very loyal demographic.
Local duo merges sound to push DJ boundaries
Red and Black GA
“The 29-year-old disc jockey who performs under the moniker DJ Triz coined this term to describe the glut of average electronic artists in the music scene – a phenomenon made by the widespread proliferation of high-quality music software. “Since nowadays it’s so easy to make good music without a lot of effort it dilutes the scene and makes it hard to find quality electronic music” Trotta said. “I’ve seen electronic artists who just click around on their mouse a little bit smoke cigarettes and bob their heads. “In fact Trotta was inspired to pursue a career as a DJ to combat the increasing mediocrity among electronic artists. TnTWhen: 10 tonightWhere: Nowhere BarPrice: $3 (21+)”My friends had gone to a club one night and mentioned to me that the DJ was terrible” he said. “They said they heard better music at the parties I threw.
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Music maverick John Martyn dies
CNN International
He was also revered as an influence on the careers of many other musicians such as Eric Clapton — who he also worked with — Beth rton and U2. Martyn also fought a long battle with alcohol and drugs and confessed on his Web site to "pressing the self-destruct button" after the break-up of his first marriage in the late 1970s. Despite the rock n’ roll excesses he continued to experiment with his music — most notably with electronic guitar effects — and produced a total of 20 studio albums. Those who attended many of his live performances over the years often witnessed moments of musical genius punctuated by drunken antics and incoherent rambling. "If I could control myself more I think the music would be much less interesting" Martyn once told Q magazine. "I’d probably be a great deal richer but I’d have had far less fun and I’d be making really dull music. " In 2003 Martyn had to have his right leg amputated below the knee after a cyst burst.
Irish ISP agrees to disconnect repeat P2P users
Ars Technica MA
But Eircom has agreed to the plan on a voluntary basis without any government pressure. The move lead the Electronic Frontier Foundation to blast the ISP over its claim that it will consider the evidence presented by the music industry before shutting anyone off. “The difference is that an ISP is not a court; and its customers will never have a chance to defend themselves against the recording industry’s accusations and ‘proof’” said an EFF blog post. “To whom without judicial oversight has the ISP obligated itself to provide meaningful due process and to ensure that the standard of proof has been met?”Eircom has apparently accepted the idea that the ISP has some responsibility for the actions of its users online. Assuming that the labels bring lawsuits against smaller ISPs it is not yet clear whether any will be willing to risk the expense and hassle of a trial especially when the music industry is seeking far-reaching judicial orders that would mandate network content filtering. Given the stakes ISPs might well decide that graduated response even with the tough disconnection penalty is better than risking a loss in court.
Fuddle at Sakia’s first electronic fest
Daily News Egypt Egypt
As the independent music scene attempts to reinvent itself and seek diversity such an initiative should?ve been a laudable step to create a different music platform. Alas what was designed to be a music mini-fair to introduce new talent turned out to be a meek show of already established musicians who played solo or with a band along with popular disc jockeys. The first day of the festival included performances by Wael Alaa with vocalist Aya Mustafa and DJ Haze accompanied with bands BIKYA and Digital Counter. Fathy Salama Mahmoud Refaat Hassan Khan Machine Eat Man and DJ Feedo took center stage on day two.